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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nets | 31 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 113 |
 Timberwolves | 30 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 120 |
BKNTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 40-10139.6% | 18-5036.0% | 15-2268.2% | 42 | 28 | 13 |
| MIN | 42-8052.5% | 10-2343.5% | 26-3183.9% | 52 | 26 | 23 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves120| 39 | 23 | 8-18 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +3 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +7 | −2.5 | ||||||||
| 37 | 25 | 9-11 | 2-2 | 5-6 | +7 | +3.9 | ||||||||
| 35 | 24 | 8-14 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +8.1 | ||||||
| 33 | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | +12 | +3.3 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −0.8 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 120 | 42-8052.5% | 10-2343.5% | 52 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 26-3183.9% | 9 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Keita Bates-Diop, Luol Deng and James Nunnally (coach’s decision).
Brooklyn Nets113| 34 | 8 | 3-15 | 2-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −9.8 | |||||
| 33 | 31 | 10-22 | 9-15, Career high (his best before, 8) | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | +8 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | −8 | +6.3 | ||||||||
| 17 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.0 | |||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.6 | ||||
| 24 | 11 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +1 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.7 | |||
| Team | 113 | 40-10139.6% | 18-5036.0% | 42 | 28 | 13 | 29 | 15-2268.2% | 19 | 10 | 2 | |||
Bench 42 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Jarrett Allen (injury/illness); Kenneth Faried and Rodions Kurucs (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves120Nets113ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jeff Teague had 24 points (14 in the paint) and 11 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 13-3 run in the third quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-113 to end a 5-game losing streak.
It was tied at 80 when Andrew Wiggins’ floater put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 2:15 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 93-83 lead with 13 seconds left in the quarter.
The Nets got within 97-96 on Ed Davis’ 2 free throws with 8:27 to play, but Anthony Tolliver answered with a 3-pointer, and the Nets got no closer.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 21 rebounds on 9 for 11 shooting, and Derrick Rose added 23 points and 6 assists. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers. Rose assisted on 5 of Towns’ 9 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, D'Angelo Russell had 31 points, 6 assists and 9 3-pointers. Davis had 7 points and 14 rebounds off the bench.
The Timberwolves shot 52.5% from the field and 43.5% from 3 to the Nets’ 39.6% and 36.0%. They outscored the Nets 17-2 on the fast break. Spencer Dinwiddie fouled out.
Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn NetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
94 points from the field on 80 shots: 11.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-13 | 53.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-16 | 37.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 33 | 10 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Ed Davis | 18 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jared Dudley | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 29 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Joe Harris | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Shabazz Napier | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 16 | 6-10 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 21 | 2 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 18 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 12 | 4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jared Dudley | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 8 | 3-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BKN
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Dieng 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Teague 9 AST)
Q3 0:33
14.1%
68→82
Dinwiddie 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Russell 6 AST)
Q3 5:49
12.1%
58→46
Rose 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q3 5:34
12.1%
46→58
Okogie 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Teague 11 AST)
Q4 7:16
11.9%
73→85
Dudley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
Q4 9:31
11.7%
68→56
